"Smells to me like the Sawhatchee Creek." Merle calls back to us

"We didn't go west enough. There's a river down there, it's got to be the Yellow Jacket." Daryl says

"You have a stroke, boy? We ain't never even come close to Yellow Jacket." Merle says

"We didn't go west. Just a little bit south. That's what I think." Daryl replies

"Know what I think? I may have lost my hand, but you lost your sense of direction." Merle says

"Yeah, we'll see." Daryl says

"Hold on. How do you know there's a river near by?" I ask confused. I don't smell or hear anything

Daryl stops me and says "Concentrate and listen really carefully."

I look at him strangely but do as he says. After a couple of seconds he asks "Do you hear it?"

I sigh "Nope. All I hear is breathing"

Daryl laughs "City girl's like you not go out in nature much huh?"

"Nature sucks, there's always something out to bite you" I say

Merle laughs "That was actually funny"

"Merle. I am funny" I reply

"What do you want to bet, little brother?" Merle says

Wait, what? "I don't want to bet nothing. It's just a body of water. Why's everything got to be a competition with you?" Daryl asks

"Whoa, whoa. Take it easy, little brother. Just trying to have a little fun here. No need to get your panties all in a bundle."

I hear a baby cry, am I losing it "You hear that?" I ask

"Yeah, wild animals getting wild." Merle says

"No, she's right, it's a baby." Daryl says

"Oh, come on. Why don't you just piss in my ear and tell me it's raining, too? That there's the sound of a couple of coons making love, sweet love. Know what I mean?" Merle laughs

"No, it's a baby!" I snap and run towards the noise

Daryl is right behind me. I exit the trees and hear voices. I look up at the bridge and see two people standing on a car surrounded by walkers. I hear gun shots and a woman scream. The baby is still crying. Merle laughs and I look at him shocked.

"What?" He asks but Daryl and I are already heading towards the bridge

"Hey, man, I ain't wasting my bullets on a couple of strangers that ain't never cooked me a meal or felicitated my piece. That's my policy. You'd be wise to adopt it, brother." Merle protests

We ignore him. We break into the run as the screams get louder. I pull out my gun as we run across the bridge. Daryl takes down a walker and I follow his lead. I head straight for the car.

"Gwen!" Daryl shouts.

I take out the walkers around the bonnet and Daryl takes out the one at the door and rips one out of the back of the car. I step away from the car and I hear the guy say in Spanish "If you touch my wife I will kill you."

"I don't understand you" Daryl says

"No vamos a hacerle daño a su esposa. Estamos tratando de ayudarle a" I tell the man in Spanish it translates to 'We're not going to hurt your wife. We're trying to help you'

Daryl looks at me surprised and I shrug. We dispose of the last walkers and Merle goes straight for the car.

"Aléjate de mi carro!" The guy snaps at Merle. It means: get away from my car.

Merle pulls his gun on him "Slow down, beaner. That ain't no way to say thank you." Merle says

"Back off Merle!" I snap.

"No tenemos nada. ¿Quieres coger el coche? El tanque está vacío" the guy says

"He said they don't have anything and the car has no gas" I tell Merle harshly

"Let 'em go." Daryl says

"The least they can do is give us an enchilada or something, huh?" Merle says and crawls into the back of the car as the poor woman cries loudly and the baby

"señor lo siento por él. por favor no usted o su familia haremos daño. Merle es un idiota" I say to the man and his son calmly.

"What did you say?" Daryl asks

"I told him we won't hurt him or his family and that your dumb ass brother is an asshole!" I reply and look at him expectantly. Do something about him!

"Puedo hablar con tu esposa?" I ask to speak to his wife.

"Si" He replies

"Get out of the car." Daryl says to Merle lifting his crossbow

"I know you're not talking to me, brother." Merle says

I tap the window and open the door "Por favour! Por favour!" The woman says through tears.

"Señora, señora!" I says calmly "No voy a hacerte daño. Sólo quiero saber si usted y su bebé están bien?"

She looks at me shocked but nods "Sí, estamos bien. Gracias" She says sounding relieved

"Bueno" I say with a smile and stroke the baby's head a little. She not much older that our baby.

"Get in your car and get the hell out of here. Go! Get in your car! Go!" Daryl yells at the man.

I get out the car and look at them man "él dice que entrar en su coche y se van." I translate

The men get in the car and Merle gets out of it and closes the door. I lift my gun and point it at Merle as the family start their car and drive off. Merle pushes Daryl's crossbow away from him. Daryl pulls back but glares and Merle angrily.

Daryl walks away from his brother, takes my hand and we walk off, leaving Merle behind in a sense. We head back into the woods and Merle starts yelling at Daryl

"The shit you doing, pointing that thing at me?"

"They were scared, man." Daryl says

"They were rude is what they were. Rude and they owed us a token of gratitude." Merle says angrily

I scoff and Daryl says "They didn't owe us nothing."

"You helping people out of the goodness of your heart? Even though you might die doing it? Is that something your Sheriff Rick taught you?" Merle asks

Daryl stops walking and turns on Merle harshly "There was a baby!"

"Oh, otherwise you would have just left them to the biters, then?" Merle says

"Man, I went back for you. You weren't there. I didn't cut off your hand, neither. You did that. Way before they locked you up on that roof. You asked for it." Daryl snaps

Merle looks around pissed "You know- you know what's funny to me? You and Sheriff Rick are like this now." He crosses his fingers "And you're banging this little treat. Right? I bet you a penny and a fiddle of gold that you never told them that we were planning on robbing that camp blind."

My mouth drops open "You were going to what? Are you fucking kidding me!" I shout.

"It didn't happen." Daryl says

"Yeah, it didn't 'cause I wasn't there to help you." Merle says

"So all that shit about you not sticking around for the group you actually meant you were going to rob us and bolt?" I say to Daryl angrily and hurt. The foundation of our relationship is based on a lie!

Daryl turns to me "No Gwen! It started like that but I met you…."

"What and you fell madly in love with her? Is that it? You thought she would help you like I did all your life" Merle argues

Daryl turns back to Merle angrily "What, like when we were kids, huh? Who left who then?"

"What? Huh? Is that why I lost my hand?" Merle roars at Daryl

"You lost your hand 'cause you're a simpleminded piece of shit. " Daryl shouts back and tries to walk away

"Yeah? You don't know!" Merle screams while grabbing the back of Daryl's shirt and ripping it.

This reveals the scars on Daryl's back that I have only see once before. I take off my jacket, which is Daryl's anyway and put it over him gently. I kiss his forehead "Oh, sweetie" I whisper gently and stroke his sweat soaked hair

"I didn't know he was" Merle starts

"Yeah, he did." Daryl says flinging his bag back on his back "He did the same to you." I cry when I hear how vulnerable he sounds "That's why you left first."

I look at Merle disgusted "I had to, man. I would have killed him otherwise."

"You left your little brother with an abusive father?" I ask in disbelief

"Mind your own business!" Merle snaps

"Don't talk to her like that!" Daryl snaps "come on, Gwen" He says taking my hand

"Where you going?" Merle asks

"Back where we belong." Daryl replies and I look up at him happily

"I can't go with you. I tried to kill that black bitch. Damn near killed the Chinese kid. I beat your girl's sister up too" Merle says

"He's Korean." Daryl corrects

"Whatever. Doesn't matter, man. I just can't go with you." Merle says

"You know, I may be the one walking away... but you're the one that's leaving- again." Daryl says and we walk off

We walk quietly before Daryl says "You're not goin' to ask?"

"Do you want me to ask?" I reply

He doesn't answer. I stop him "Baby, I know you're a private guy about your past and the last thing I would ever want is to cause you unnecessary pain. That's why I don't ask about the scars because that's what they are, scars. From a past we don't need to dwell on. We have each other now. You have helped me heal some emotional scars from my past… I only hope I can do the same for you" I lean up and kiss him

His arms wrap around my waist and I lift my hand to his shoulder. He pulls away a little "you're freezing"

"doesn't bother me" I tell him before walking again "Let's go home"

"You speak Spanish?" Daryl asks

"Yeah and French and Japanese. I was learning Italian but the world went to shit" I say with a giggle

He looks at me surprised "Wow, you really are smart"

"You doubted it?" I ask with a smirk

Daryl looks at me briefly with a hint of a smile "nah"

We are closer to the prison than I thought but that's when I hear gunshots. "Oh no! Andy!" I shot and take off running.

I exit the woods and the first thing I see is Rick being attacked. I gasp but Daryl shoots an arrow through the walkers head before I can reach him. I shoot the one on Rick's left that's trying to naw his arm. Merle, who had followed us, runs at the walkers with a battle cry. We finish the walkers off and Rick nods and Daryl.

I hug Rick tightly "Are you okay? What happened?"

"The Governor" Rick replies

I look into our newly cleaned courtyard now full of walkers and feel pure rage. He tried to kill the people I love! "I'm gonna kill that bastard and take a hell of a lot of pleasure in it too!" I snap

I take a deep breath "I need to go scream into a pillow or something" I mutter as the three men look at me, surprised at my sudden blood lusts.

Rick hugs me again "I'm glad you're back" He turns to Daryl and grips his shoulder "Both of you"

"I told you I'd get him back" I say to Rick with a smile.

"Yeah, you did. Although, Nessa is pissed" Rick says

I flinch involuntarily "Well, I'm dead"